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Simply Marine: Madame Le Pen is trying to distance herself from her party.

Startling election map in France as Le Pen steps down

ANALYSIS

U.S. President Donald Trump listens while holding a video conference to the International Space Station with NASA ...

Senate perplexed over Trump's unusual private briefing on North Korea

1 hr ago

Jack Ma, Alibaba's founder and executive chair, sees pain ahead as the internet upends jobs. He's expanding his own ...

Jack Ma warns of decades of pain for global economy

1 hr ago

Molly Meldrum gifts Samuel Johnson with a golden akubra.

Johnson calls Logies interruption 'awkward' as Meldrum apologises

FILE - In this May 15, 2016 file photo, students embrace as they arrive for the Rutgers graduation ceremonies in ...

Taxman to go after Australians overseas over student loans

A large number of police cars descended on Coogee.

'Wild night in Coogee' as brawling teens surround police

20 mins ago

Turnbull makes secret trip to Iraq and Afghanistan

1 hr ago

Obama steps back into public life trying to avoid Trump talk

There's an inconvenient truth about Anzac Day

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Beneath Kim's diabolical threat is a silver lining

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

'They believe me at last': Veteran wins 15-year legal battle

EXCLUSIVE

1-Page executive director Joanna Riley co-founded the company with her father, Patrick Riley.

CEO's secret bid to buy her $22 million company for $1

A massive bull shark caught from Swansea Channel.?

Massive bull shark caught after 'a huge fight' at Lake Macquarie

Serena Williams

Williams launches stinging attack at Nastase over baby comments

58 mins ago

House of Bond

'Shameful': Bond family furious over Channel Nine miniseries

1 hr ago

Erin Moran

Drugs not behind death of Happy Days star, autopsy finds

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ANZAC dawn service held atop Sydney Harbour Bridge

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 22: Jarryd Hayne of the Titans runs the ball during the round eight NRL match between the ...

Hayne sounds out Eels about possible return next season

The drone jammer being used in a company demonstration video.

Australian drone gun being 'trialled in the Middle East'

Gallipoli

Multimedia special: Explore the story of Gallipoli 100 years on

Boy George and his buttons

Confected catfights between the blokes to be The Voice's theme

Understanding real estate jargon can give an insight into what to expect.

'Character-filled, cosy': Real estate jargon decoded

Photo: The Den Interiors

No place like home: Five science-backed tips to create a happier home

The waterline at Miami, Florida.

The nightmare scenario for Florida's coastal homeowners

When my friend and I moved into our first apartment, nothing seemed more "adult" than buying kitchenware.

Why there is zero shame in being an Ikea-loving 30-something

Albury's median house price has increased by more than double the rate of Wodonga's over the past year.

Mere metres separate these cities: Why is one cheaper?

Thousands turned out for the Anzac Day march in Sydney.

Thousands line streets for Sydney's Anzac Day march

18 mins ago

Reality TV winner jailed over child porn photos taken at Sydney school

The one thing we waste two hours at work on every week

Mr Longley is the chief executive of Ageing, Disabilities and Home Care.

Charity defends donating to the NSW Liberals

Wendy Bowman, who has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize.

Why Wendy's rainwater tank 'filled up with yellow sludge'

Islamic State ISIS generic

Backpackers the target of terrorist plot to kill dozens, Sydney trial told

Peanuts are one of the most common food allergens.

'An accident waiting to happen': People with allergies in the dark

Lightning over Cunningham Pier on Geelong Waterfront on April 24.

Hundreds of calls to SES as Victoria is battered by storms

VIC

Robert Carpenter

Family watched goalkeeper collapse on football pitch

QLD

Craig Hudson managed to capture the shark circling his boat

'That thing is massive.' Fisherman films 16 foot shark

WA

Dugald Holmes is a resident and member of a group opposing Foy's fuel factory as environmentally destructive, unproven ...

Fears held over impact of plastic plant on residents

ACT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 24: Dr Jodie Ward, NSW Health Pathology?s Forensic DNA Specialist examines remains of our ...

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 24: Dr Jodie Ward, NSW Health Pathology?s Forensic DNA Specialist examines remains of our ...

DNA breakthrough for unknown soldiers

Damien Murphy

Pacific Consortium is relying on Tatts shareholders that want competitive friction to get the auction started.

The biggest bet in town: who wins the war for Tatts

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Cyclists are overwhelmingly the ones who get injured or killed in crashes involving bikes.

Death is a tragedy but licensing cyclists isn't the answer

COMMENT
Matt Holden

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull flew in a CH-47 Chinook over Kabul, Afghanistan to meet Australian troops serving at ...

Turnbull visits Australian troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bianca Hall
1 hr ago

North Korea highlights US marines in Darwin to warn of nuclear war

Kirsty Needham

There is an upside to North Korea's threat against Australia

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

Immigration chaos: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull recently announced a major overhaul of the citizenship test.

'You are 268th in the queue': Citizenship changes spark chaos

Dismissed from office: Former Manus Island MP Ronny Knight appeared on Radio National on Monday.

PNG politician critical of Dutton was dismissed as MP

EXCLUSIVE

AFR 12TH JUNE 2015 AFR National Infrustructure Summit at the Swissotel.speaker Bill English deputy prime minister of New ...

NZ hits out at 'disappointing' citizenship changes

Australian Attorney General George Brandis, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Central Commission ...

'Highly unusual': China extradition statement released after pressure

Thousands have died under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's drug crackdown.

Charge Duterte with mass murder, lawyer tells The Hague

Lindsay Murdoch
25 mins ago

Former President Barack Obama smiles as he hosts a conversation on civic engagement on Monday.

Obama steps back into public life trying to avoid one word, Trump

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, the so-called winter White House, in Palm Beach, Florida.

US Embassies tout Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort

A portrait of Lance-Corporal Vivian George Taylor rests against his gravestone as it awaits rededication at the ...

Lost Digger's identity solved by military sleuth

Nick Miller

Illustration: Dionne Gain

There's an inconvenient truth about Anzac Day

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

President Donald Trump is still popular with Republicans, polls show.

Trump under-delivers in first 100 days

COMMENT
Nicole Hemmer

Kelly O'Dwyer, cabinet minister and member of powerful expenditure review committee, hard at work with her newborn baby. ...

Turnbull should stand up for O'Dwyer

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Jack Ma, Alibaba's founder and executive chair, sees pain ahead as the internet upends jobs.

Decades of 'more pain than happiness' are ahead: Jack Ma

1 hr ago

Wall Street posted strong gains in a 'classic relief rally'.

Wall Street jumps on French election results

Unroll.me apologised, not for its actions, but for the fact users were upset.

Unroll.me's classic non-apology not good enough

COMMENT
Cara Waters

1-Page executive director Joanna Riley co-founded the company with her father, Patrick Riley.

CEO's secret bid to buy her $22m company for $1

Sarah Danckert

Proposed gas policy 'makes no sense' say economists

Peter Martin

Spotless declares 'door not closed' on Downer

Mathew Dunckley

No news is good news for Ten news... for now

Colin Kruger, CBD

Struggling with anxiety helped Sarah build her business

Cara Waters

Longines Heritage 1945.

10 new vintage-style watches that will never go out of fashion

Watches
27 mins ago

- 125 S, la prima vettura costruita dalla Ferrari nel 1947.
- Nella foto la vettura replica realizzata nel 1987 dalla ...

Looking back at 70 years of triumphs and disasters at Ferrari

Luxury Cars

As BrickX chief executive, Anthony Millet heads a fintech start-up that offers a different way to invest in residential ...

How to protect yourself from housing bubble downside

Melissa Browne

After getting a refund, Conal Hanna is no longer grieving for his actual cash, just his pride in his budgetary acumen.

I spent three years paying someone else's tolls

FIRST PERSON
Conal Hanna

Unroll.me apologised, not for its actions, but for the fact users were upset.

Unroll.me's classic non-apology not good enough

COMMENT
Cara Waters

A budget measure announced last year that was meant to apply from July 1, 2016 has still not been passed.

The tax loophole for optimistic small businesses

Max Newnham

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Bellamy: Foran runs Warriors attack

SAT NEWS - Fiona de Jong - Queens Park

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - APRIL 21: Former AOC CEO Fiona de Jong on April 21, ...

Bullying allegations within Austalian Olympic Committee

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Dance teacher jailed over child porn

Samuel Johnson wins gold Logie

Samuel Johnson wins gold Logie ... and quits acting?

Thousands of people gather at the Shrine of Remembrance for the dawn service on the ANZAC DAy. Photo: Eddie Jim.

Dawn Service 2017 at the Shrine Melbourne.

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 on Stan

Stan - RPDR

Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race premieres tomorrow. Only on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Molly Meldrum gifts Samuel Johnson with a golden Stetson.

'I profusely apologise if I upset anyone': Meldrum apologises

Rob Moran

Erin Moran

Erin Moran's death not likely to be drug related autopsy finds

Maria Puente

House of Bond stars Adrienne Pickering and Ben Mingay.

Alan Bond's family condemn 'shameful' Channel Nine biopic

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

Germaine Greer has recently become a dual citizen of Australia and the UK.

Germaine Greer takes aim at the 'odd' new citizenship test

Neil McMahon

Boy George and his buttons.

Confected catfights between the blokes to be The Voice's theme

Nathanael Cooper

Are the two (annoying) hastaggers, David and Betty actually among the best cooks of the MKR competition?

Are David and Betty the dark horses of MKR?

COMMENT
Aja Styles

<i>House of Bond</i> stars Adrienne Pickering and Ben Mingay as Eileen and Alan Bond.

House of Bond is a glossy insight into style over substance

Sarah Thomas

Chris Pratt, left, and Dave Bautista in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2.

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 suffers from arrested development

review
Jake Wilson

Academy of St Martin in the Fields led by Joshua Bell come together in a true collaboration.

Breathtaking: Like someone jumping on a moving train

Harriet Cunningham

Singer Lisa Schouw in <i>The Other Woman</i>, her tribute to Nina Simone.

Speared by the raw spirit of Nina Simone

John Shand

Suggs, aka Graham McPherson, has a life story worth telling.

It must be love, love, love. Oh and try the eel

Bernard Zuel

Serena Williams shared a pregnant selfie on Instagram.

'I can't wait for you to join the players box': Serena's letter to unborn child

Cabbage and cartooning with friends on the home-school porch.

Home-schooling my kids in Vanuatu has been a learning curve

Rachael Mogan McIntosh

We spend a lot of time policing the way our daughters behave. It's time to focus on sons.

The curious political effect of men losing their breadwinner role

Jena McGregor

Beauty influencer Michelle Phan is on Forbes' list.

How beauty tutorials are changing the way we apply makeup

Natalie Reilly

Ten days after meeting, Mark proposed.

The journey into parenthood with IVF has left me feeling uneasy

COMMENT
Mark Nethercote

Yael Stone speaking to Fairfax Media at the Logies about her pneumonia diagnosis.

Orange is the New Black star attends Logies with pneumonia

Amy Croffey

Chelsea Clinton attends Variety's Power of Women: New York Presented by Lifetime, at Cipriani Midtown on Friday, April ...

Chelsea Clinton's clapback to SNL comedian was a lesson in class

Jason Sudeikis and Anne Hathaway in Colossal.

Does 'Colossal' deserve praise for its depiction of domestic violence?

Clem Bastow

Drinking at home over dinner still counts.

More older Australians are drinking booze in a risky way

Sarah Berry

Healthier, happier and more productive?

The Swedish six-hour workday could help you live longer

Thomas Heath

Menopause: it's never too late to get moving.

Powering up - why women should get in training for menopause

Paula Goodyer

Keep them fresh: Adam Liaw's spring greens salad.

Freeze the miso, rinse the chicken? Test your food safety knowledge

16 mins ago

The iconic Anzac biscuit. One is seldom enough.

What did the Anzacs eat and drink?

1 min ago

The Happy Kitchen's sesame seared tuna with crunchy Asian slaw.

Good-mood food: Seven recipes to eat your way to happiness

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'Am I unreasonable?': woman shocked by cafe nappy change

This mum's method of managing her feuding siblings has divided the internet.

Mum shares unusual way to manage feuding kids

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Dad's hack takes pain out of swimming lessons

Silver Muse, the newest luxury cruise ship from Silversea.

New, ultra-luxury cruise ship takes to the sea for the first time

Brian Johnston
48 mins ago

Jetstar business class cabin on the 787 Dreamliner.

Flight test: Jetstar Dreamliner's cheap business class

Craig Platt

Australia's famous giant beers? The Simpsons writers seemed a little confused when the family visited Australia.

'Knifey-spooney': The Simpsons' 10 funniest travel moments

Oliver Smith

The Galaxy S8 started shipping last week, but some people who pre-ordered in South Korea complained about the display. ...

Samsung to roll out fixes for Galaxy S8

Amazon announces new products or services all the time that don't go anywhere. But the potential is intriguing.

Amazon takes on Apple, Google as digital master

The Kitty Hawk Flyer is one of several prototypes being designed by Kitty Hawk, a start-up based in Mountain View, ...

Silicon Valley takes on the dream of the flying car

42 mins ago

Telstra only shut down its twenty year old 2G GSM network last year.

Dialling Australia's mobile network scene in 2020

A Google spokeswoman said the company's goal had always been to quickly give people the best search results.

A Google gold mine below the search bar

Holden Commodore VFII SS-V Redline Ute.

Two up: The best two-seat cars

Stephen Ottley

Few cars can match what HSV's Tourer offers.

Quick spin: HSV Tourer LSA

David McCowen

Honda Civic TypeR Nurburgring Time Attack
April 2017
Worldwide Copyright: ? Patrick Gosling, Chris Brown/ ...

Honda's supercar-beating hatch

David McCowen
1 hr ago

Apple has kitted out a Lexus RX450h with computer game controls.

Apple's unconventional idea

Drive staff

The 2017 Suzuki Swift will arrive in June.

Suzuki Swift coming soon

Drive staff

The car features somewhat derivative styling.

Driven: MG's Mazda CX-3 rival

Andrew MacLean

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 22: Jarryd Hayne of the Titans runs the ball during the round eight NRL match between the ...

Hayne sounds out Eels about possible return

Michael Chammas

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 08: Mitchell Moses of the Tigers warms up prior to the round six NRL match between the ...

Moses could join Eels this week as Tigers circle Panthers' Martin

Michael Chammas

The Anzac Day Trophy before the match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters.

Rugby league gets a lot wrong – but it gets Anzac Day right

Andrew Webster

Full support: Waratahs bosses say Daryl Gibson has their full support.

Gibson has 'full support' of board

Tom Decent

City-Country ban: Bulldogs coach Des Hasler.

Bulldogs players won't be available for City-Country clash

Michael Chammas

Slow start: Swans captain Kieren Jack.

Matthew Lloyd calls for Kieren Jack's sacking

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 24: Alex Brosque poses ahead of their semi final match against the Perth Glory during the ...

Brosque dares Glory to park the bus at Allianz

Dominic Bossi

Bolter: Hilton Cartwright.

Stanlake contract raises eyebrows

Daniel Cherny

Gareth Widdop.

Rival buyer sounds out Dragons about stake in club

Adam Pengilly

Accused: Justin Carney.

Ex-Rooster Justin Carney accused of racism

City-Country ban: Bulldogs coach Des Hasler.

Hasler removes Bulldogs from City-Country equation

Michael Chammas

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